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meanwhile, president obama is focusing on that fiscal cliff. he's inviting labor leaders to the white house tomorrow and wednesday he will meet with the business community. following his re-election he wanted to build a consensus to prevent the tax hikes and spending cuts. the kick in the fiscal congress budget does not do anything to stop him. >> president obama paying tribute at a veteran's day ceremony at arlington national ceremony. the wreath he laid at at the tomb. >> veteran's day was yesterday but being observed today. >> over at the vietnam memorial, a special event marked the 30th anniversary of the dedication and 50th anniversary of the beginning of the vietnam war. 4 million visitors every year. >> and at the world war ii memorial, they are dwindling since the war ended. since it fell on a sunday, federal workers have today off and the post office is closed. >> new this morning, more than 75 firefighters were called to a maryland home after flames brach out after 1:00 a.m. the fire department says two adults and one child were insid
meanwhile, president obama is focusing on that fiscal cliff. he's inviting labor leaders to the white house tomorrow and wednesday he will meet with the business community. following his re-election he wanted to build a consensus to prevent the tax hikes and spending cuts. the kick in the fiscal congress budget does not do anything to stop him. >> president obama paying tribute at a veteran's day ceremony at arlington national ceremony. the wreath he laid at at the tomb. >>...
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president obama 50%. romney, 48% with 9 7% reporting. >>> closer to home, the president with ahold in virginia less of a surprise in maryland where the president took a 24% lead. and here in the district another win for president obama. 91% to governor romney's 7%. president obama's win with a significant margin over his opponent may have shocked. >> how are the voters broken down? who voted for him and why. fox 5's melanie is here now with a look at the key demographics. >> one thing i think we should all agree on is these sort of reading the tea leaves things like if the redskins lose that favors the challenge error no incumbent has ever won. those things are getting thrown out the window. the exit polls are giving us a better look at really what resonated with voters. and the economy was the number one issue with 60% of the voters and they were in wide agreement the economy is in poor shape. what we were told that's definitely going to favor romney right? okay so turns out that exit polls found voters
president obama 50%. romney, 48% with 9 7% reporting. >>> closer to home, the president with ahold in virginia less of a surprise in maryland where the president took a 24% lead. and here in the district another win for president obama. 91% to governor romney's 7%. president obama's win with a significant margin over his opponent may have shocked. >> how are the voters broken down? who voted for him and why. fox 5's melanie is here now with a look at the key demographics....
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and obama rally on election day and obama sell off the day after election day. the day after the day after election day how are we going to open. the dow is up 30 points and quarter % gain across the board so we're not getting that big bump after a 300 plus point sell off the day before. >> or the big brunt we would hope for. to be fair, it all wasn't related just to the election of obama. there are still concerns about what's going on overseas right? >> yeah. a couple things coming together and bringing the dow below 13,000. that key level. we haven't been below 13,000 since august 2nd. we have germany. they are starting to feel the affects of the debt crisis in spain and italy. so that was one issue. and you couple that with this fiscal cliff going on here in the u.s. congress is very much divided. we might hit another recession in the early part of 2013 if congress doesn't have this moment that are the fiscal cliff. if you think you are not affected by it, you are wrong. 88% of americans will see their taxes rise by $3500 a year if congress doesn't act. >> ok
and obama rally on election day and obama sell off the day after election day. the day after the day after election day how are we going to open. the dow is up 30 points and quarter % gain across the board so we're not getting that big bump after a 300 plus point sell off the day before. >> or the big brunt we would hope for. to be fair, it all wasn't related just to the election of obama. there are still concerns about what's going on overseas right? >> yeah. a couple things coming...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. ♪ deck the halls with boughs of holly ♪ >>> is it still too early to think about christmas? a survey shows nearly 80% of shoppers think they should wait until after thanksgiving. and they want better apps and social media to help them shop. >> i bought two christmas apps. >> i don't think it's too early. >>> the final film of the "twilight" franchise is about to hit theater. kristin stewart says she'll hold onto the two rings from the film. twilight breaking dawn part two debuts two weeks from today. >>> heidi klum goes bare for a good cause. take a look of her with no make- up. she took the photo for the children in need campaign. the goal is to get women in the united kingdom to go make-up free on november 9th to help raise money for needy kids. >>> he rose to fame in the 90s with the hit group, 112. this morning q parker is live in our studio. he's out with his solo album and in town for a performance. first, he's singing his new single here on fox 5. he
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president obama is in his home city of chicago. a number of interviews throughout the day. joe biden voted in his home state in delaware at around 7:00 this morning and heading to chicago to be with the president. >> mitt romney voted in his home state of massachusetts and travel to cleveland and pittsburgh for rallies. and wrap things up for new hampshire. paul ryan votes this morning and make campaign stops in cleveland. both men will watch election results from boston. that is where we find tara wall. she joins us live this morning. good to see you this morning. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> we want to know what that mood is like in these final hours now. really now that it's up to the voters. what's it like on the inside of governor romney's campaign? >> pretty exciting and as you can see behind me , a lot of busyness going on. we have a great operation behind us in addition to the ground game we've had in virginia. a lot of folks on the ground getting out to vote. we had just over 600,000 over this weekend alone. 5.5 million contacts overall. behind me is p
president obama is in his home city of chicago. a number of interviews throughout the day. joe biden voted in his home state in delaware at around 7:00 this morning and heading to chicago to be with the president. >> mitt romney voted in his home state of massachusetts and travel to cleveland and pittsburgh for rallies. and wrap things up for new hampshire. paul ryan votes this morning and make campaign stops in cleveland. both men will watch election results from boston. that is where we...
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i'm going to go to the obama ad. it is a response to this ad. obama ad called collapsed. it's a rebutle to this ad. >> when the auto industry faced collapse, mitt romney turned his back. even the conservative detroit news criticized romney for wrongheadedness on the bailout. and now, after romney's false claim of jeep out sourcing to china. >> here's what i want to know. i don't know the answer. and this is a good example. one of them's got to be wrong. who is wrong? >> well , the romney ad is technically true but misleading. one of the things he claims, it goes on to say that chrysler is going to increase production of jeeps in china. and turns out they are increasing production of jeeps in the u.s. and in china. and you are left with the misleading impression that they are moving jobs from the u.s. to china. in fact, they are increasing production in both places. >> okay. >> there's another couple factors. one is the detroit news of romney. romney 's right to say -- they criticized his policies and supported obama's policies. on the issue of the auto bailout, they suppo
i'm going to go to the obama ad. it is a response to this ad. obama ad called collapsed. it's a rebutle to this ad. >> when the auto industry faced collapse, mitt romney turned his back. even the conservative detroit news criticized romney for wrongheadedness on the bailout. and now, after romney's false claim of jeep out sourcing to china. >> here's what i want to know. i don't know the answer. and this is a good example. one of them's got to be wrong. who is wrong? >> well ,...
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michelle obama has been in the fashion spotlight for some time now. but with president obama serving another four years and the first daughters are a little bit older, we're definitely going to see more of what they are wearing and paying attention to the designers. >> it's funny because this is election night and this is the family on stage here. and i must say, i love those outfits those girls have on. and i did take notice. >> sasha wore a gorgeous skirt. but they are known for wearing more affordable pieces. and that skirt she wore on election night was worn by malia at a state dinner in 2011. rerare pieces and hand them down. >> we were showing pictures of the obamas out and about. you can see some of the fashion forward thinking we're talking about. one thing i like about it is they are still relatively young. 14 and 11. they are not dressed too grown for their age or too flirty. but it's trendy and age appropriate. how do they capture that and really how can all of us do that? >> yeah. absolutely. what they do really well and they take after th
michelle obama has been in the fashion spotlight for some time now. but with president obama serving another four years and the first daughters are a little bit older, we're definitely going to see more of what they are wearing and paying attention to the designers. >> it's funny because this is election night and this is the family on stage here. and i must say, i love those outfits those girls have on. and i did take notice. >> sasha wore a gorgeous skirt. but they are known for...
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. >> president obama honoring the nation's veterans at a solemn sermony at the tomb of the unknown. no ceremony, no parade is enough to honor the service of our men and women in uniform. >> and on the anniversary of the vietnam war, there was a special anniversary of the vietnam. >> the soldier's statue, the vietnam women's memorial and the wall with 58,000 names on tchlt the most popular ataxowith 4 million visiting each year. >>> and the recent edition, a ceremony honoring the aging world war ii vets. officially veteran's day was yesterday but is being observed today. so no post office and government workers have to work today. >>> following our big story this morning, information continues to come forward between excia director david patraeus. >> he resigned on friday after he admitted to the affair. now congress wants answers. melanie is here with the latest on this resignation. >> heart breaking and tragic are some of the words congress people are using to describe this. although, it is involving respected military leaders and they say they were blindsided. questions about the
. >> president obama honoring the nation's veterans at a solemn sermony at the tomb of the unknown. no ceremony, no parade is enough to honor the service of our men and women in uniform. >> and on the anniversary of the vietnam war, there was a special anniversary of the vietnam. >> the soldier's statue, the vietnam women's memorial and the wall with 58,000 names on tchlt the most popular ataxowith 4 million visiting each year. >>> and the recent edition, a ceremony...
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they won for president obama. romney lost in virginia. so that would imply that the republicans should nominate, they have two choices. nominate the very conservative tea party, the attorney general or nominate the more established conservative, bill bowling. last tuesday 's result they want to have a chancehey would nominate the more moderate guy. the tea party guy, he's got a lock on the nomination i think. he's the strong favorite right now. it's going to be a party convention that picks the nominee for the republicans and tends to be dominated by activists, the base people who are most enthusiastic. >> i'm sorry. >> but also the point is that the electorate in off year elections is much more conservative than in presidential years. that could give an argument and the republicans a chance. >> we're out of time i'm being told but i have to ask you quickly about maryland and the impact there. a lot of success for governor omalley. >> a lot of success on same sex marriage, dream act, casinos. he swept the board. the most important act is
they won for president obama. romney lost in virginia. so that would imply that the republicans should nominate, they have two choices. nominate the very conservative tea party, the attorney general or nominate the more established conservative, bill bowling. last tuesday 's result they want to have a chancehey would nominate the more moderate guy. the tea party guy, he's got a lock on the nomination i think. he's the strong favorite right now. it's going to be a party convention that picks the...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> i did not know there was a theme song. the democrats and republicans get the headlines and holly morris is finding out about another. >> there is a big cleb rity. -- celebrity. >> reporter: heo kitty is running for president. and get a load of this. all these kids were watching fox 5 morning news and saw hello kitty. here they are with us. we're having a whole lot of fun. the campaign manager excited about showing up. >> i'm glad they joined the fun. tell me what's going on here. smile, 1, 2, 3. >> cheese. >> and we take our picture. and what happens. >> and takes 4 different pictures and uploads to facebook wall. >> that is cool. one of the many things people can do here. so we've moved up to the 2nd floor. give everybody an idea. you continue to have fun. you tell hell i don't see hello kitty what you want. >> you tell her. there you go. also what's going on here is unique memorabilia you can only find here. >> this is the pop up store. everything in here
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president obama will meet with leaders of both parties from the house and the senate this morning to start talks on avoiding those automatic tax hikes and deep spending cuts. then this afternoon the president will sit down with the heads of 13 civil rights groups to get their input on a negotiation. tony? >>> we are on traffic watch in virginia this morning, where the 495 express lanes are set to open. today is the big day, and fox 5's sherri ly is live in tysons corner with a preview. sherri? >> reporter: tony, everyone knows the beltway is notorious for its gridlock. but that ride is about to become smoother either late tonight or early tomorrow morning, the express lanes here will open up. come monday when it's bumper-to- bumper on the beltway, the express lanes should keep drivers who pay moving. the $2 billion project stretches 14 miles from springfield to the american legion bridge, with exits and entrances along the way. prices will be based on congestion and how far you travel. the more cars using the lanes, the higher the price, average of five to six dollars during rush hou
president obama will meet with leaders of both parties from the house and the senate this morning to start talks on avoiding those automatic tax hikes and deep spending cuts. then this afternoon the president will sit down with the heads of 13 civil rights groups to get their input on a negotiation. tony? >>> we are on traffic watch in virginia this morning, where the 495 express lanes are set to open. today is the big day, and fox 5's sherri ly is live in tysons corner with a preview....
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new challenges face president obama and congress. can they work together even before the new term begins to avoid fiscal slip? >> and a stunning heist caught on camera. jewelry thieves use motorcycles to get away. how they got in and out. sounds like somebody from a movie. good morning. i'm tony perkins. >> and i'll allison seymour. we're going to check with tucker and julie in a moment. double whammy for the victims of sandy. >> just after a week, a nor'easter blew through yesterday dumping heavy rain and wet snow all across the northeast complicating the on going clean up efforts. also plunged parts of the northeast back into darkness. 60,000 people who just had electricity restored are now without heat and lights once again. the storm is on its way out but forecasters say there could be lingering rain and snow. >> the storm's impact can't even compare to sandy, it is taking toll on air travel. this is video from reagan national airport. you can see a few cancellations on the board. so far airlines have canceled 1300 flights into a
new challenges face president obama and congress. can they work together even before the new term begins to avoid fiscal slip? >> and a stunning heist caught on camera. jewelry thieves use motorcycles to get away. how they got in and out. sounds like somebody from a movie. good morning. i'm tony perkins. >> and i'll allison seymour. we're going to check with tucker and julie in a moment. double whammy for the victims of sandy. >> just after a week, a nor'easter blew through...
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a look at the obama's celebration. plus, why this race wasn't as close as some expected. >> maryland chose to move forward on a very controversial issue and i'm so proud of the people i serve. >> victories at the ballot box as voters in maryland step forward in favor of same sex marriage. holly is live with the controversial measures including the dream act and expanding gambling. >> and will colorado and washington state find themselves in the weeds after legalizing recreational marijuana? the fight they could soon face on capitol hill ahead. good morning. i'm tony perkins. >> and i'm allison seymour. we're happy you are with us on this day after the election. >> we got through it somehow and here we are. we will continue to analyze the results. and turn our attention to tucker barnes and the weather. there's something there to talk about. >> i vote no for snow. >> all right. i'll put your vote in. i'm afr
a look at the obama's celebration. plus, why this race wasn't as close as some expected. >> maryland chose to move forward on a very controversial issue and i'm so proud of the people i serve. >> victories at the ballot box as voters in maryland step forward in favor of same sex marriage. holly is live with the controversial measures including the dream act and expanding gambling. >> and will colorado and washington state find themselves in the weeds after legalizing...
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. >> i voted for obama. and also voted for obama in 2008. i still believe he is the best chance of the nation making the recovery in as fast time as possible. >> president obama campaigning as a candidate for the last time ever in des moines. >> i've come back to iowa one more time to ask for your vote. >> the president urged iowa voters to finish what they started when they handed him a win in the 2008 primary. >> you said yes we can and we did. >> mitt romney wrapped up his election in new hampshire. >> your vote put me on the path to win the republican nomination. your vote and work will help me become the next president of the united states. >> taking one last shot at undecided voters. romney will campaign today in ohio and pen en. >> the president will spend electi day in chicago. >> president obama will do media interviews today. if there's time he'll fit in a basketball game with friends. nicole collins, fox news. >> their running mate also on a mission to reach voters. paul rn ended monday with a rally in the state of wisconsin. he e
. >> i voted for obama. and also voted for obama in 2008. i still believe he is the best chance of the nation making the recovery in as fast time as possible. >> president obama campaigning as a candidate for the last time ever in des moines. >> i've come back to iowa one more time to ask for your vote. >> the president urged iowa voters to finish what they started when they handed him a win in the 2008 primary. >> you said yes we can and we did. >> mitt...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. infringement on our lives.s like such an... how dare they step into my life that way. it's none of their business. he's trying to restrict us, again. he's taking us backwards. george allen is the last thing we need in washington. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. we had a good group of people. good group of employees out there. this was a booming place. and mitt romney and bain capital turned it in to a junk yard. i was suddenly, 60 years old. i had no health care. mainly i was thinking about my family. how am i going to take care of my family. he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. my name is julian bond. i know a little something about fighting for what's right and just. maryland's gay and lesbian families share the same values
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. infringement on our lives.s like such an... how dare they step into my life that way. it's none of their business. he's trying to restrict us, again. he's taking us backwards. george allen is the last thing we need in washington. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. we had a good group of people. good group of employees out there. this was a booming place. and...
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president obama had his first full press conference yesterday. he said he did nothing wrong. frj the president walked into this press conference a day before congress is about to expanded on the attack in libya. he defended his actions. >> my orders to my national security team were do whatever we need to do to make sure they are safe. >> the time line of events that night are not clear. several republicans are calling for water gate style hearings. >> if we don't have a select committee, they are going to fail to get the answers that the american people deserve. >> much of the republican anger has been focused on susan rice, u.s. ambassador that on five sunday talk shows blamed the attacks on a protest over antimuslim film. not a coordinated terrorist assault. with speculation she could become the next secretary of state, the president defended her. >> for them to go after the un ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence she had received and smerch her reputation is outrageous. >> that's interesting for the pres
president obama had his first full press conference yesterday. he said he did nothing wrong. frj the president walked into this press conference a day before congress is about to expanded on the attack in libya. he defended his actions. >> my orders to my national security team were do whatever we need to do to make sure they are safe. >> the time line of events that night are not clear. several republicans are calling for water gate style hearings. >> if we don't have a...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. take this fascinating muller yogurt. frut up. means "fruit up." creamy yogurt down below. delectable, layer of fruity, moussey, uppiness on top. frut up. as the europeans say. in their language. wow. you really are bilingual. [ male announcer ] muller. the european for yummy. >>> disturbing discovery. metro bus drivers caught sleeping on camera. 67 metro bus drivers were filmed with their eyes closed nodding or sleeping between august of 2010 through february of this year. records show only one driver faced disciplinary action which was a suspension and 8 pulled off their routes. nearly half of the incidents happened when drivers were are working swing shift that day. >> a report by federal investigators is expected to be released today regarding the handling of the $6 billion toll road project by the washington airport's authority. reports yesterday a top official retired. the report is said to blame much of the problems with the project on that official. the
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. take this fascinating muller yogurt. frut up. means "fruit up." creamy yogurt down below. delectable, layer of fruity, moussey, uppiness on top. frut up. as the europeans say. in their language. wow. you really are bilingual. [ male announcer ] muller. the european for yummy. >>> disturbing discovery. metro bus drivers caught sleeping on camera. 67 metro bus drivers were filmed with their eyes closed nodding or...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> welcome back. new this morning, in the district, d.c. mayor vincent gray is announcing changes to fines from speed cameras. the city uses the cameras to catch speeders and they automatically fine car owners. there's been concern about the fairness of the fines. the mayor will announce new changes to address those concerns along with the police chief and other transportation officials at the wilson building at 10:30 this morning. >>> airport authority is facing more criticism after a federal report released yesterday reveals extensive mismanagement. >> the report reveals issues with an overreliance on no bid contracts. executives accepting lavish gifts from contractors also in the report. the report expands on an audit earlier this year. however, the report does credit the authority for creating reforms in recent months, which has faced harsh criticism over its handling of the dulles toll road project. >>> fox 5 monitoring metro on this friday morning. weeke
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president obama won the district as well. the democratic presidential candidate has claimed victory in d.c. in every election since 1964. that is the first year district residents voted in a presidential election. >>> now, former virginia governor, democrat tim kaine, has won the closely watched virginia senate race. george allen conceded last night. night. >>> coming up next be a look at how newspapers nationwide are marking this moment in history. >> and are big issues on the ballot for the voters in the district. the city council pushes to crack down on bad behavior and voters help make it happen. fox 5 morning news is back in a moment. >>> a second term. president obama will remain in office for another four years. the result of the close race making headlines around the nation and the world this morning. nearly all of them showing the first family celebrating their victory. >> on the local level, let's turn to the district and the most watched race there. chairman of the d.c. council. >> phil men
president obama won the district as well. the democratic presidential candidate has claimed victory in d.c. in every election since 1964. that is the first year district residents voted in a presidential election. >>> now, former virginia governor, democrat tim kaine, has won the closely watched virginia senate race. george allen conceded last night. night. >>> coming up next be a look at how newspapers nationwide are marking this moment in history. >> and are big issues...
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but barack obama needs to know taxes are not going to go up on middle class. where are we going to decrease spending. >> one thing i think is interesting is folks are looking at one of the ideas that came out of the romney camp. let's look at some of the deductions for high income earners. there is ways to deal with that. i think the president is adamant there won't be tax increases for people making 250,000. the middle class can't take tax hits. >> might we see a meeting between governor romney and president obama? >> i would love to see it. >> i don't know if that would help. >> i think one of the things governor romney has been quiet. as most folks are when they lose. but the president said he wants to sit down with him. i don't think it's a shake hands take a bunch of pictures. i think one of the things that has to happen on both sides is reaching across the isle now. it's the good time to do it. republicans need progress as much as the democrats. going to get both sides nowhere. >> i don't think mitt romney is the leader of our party. he has no negotiatin
but barack obama needs to know taxes are not going to go up on middle class. where are we going to decrease spending. >> one thing i think is interesting is folks are looking at one of the ideas that came out of the romney camp. let's look at some of the deductions for high income earners. there is ways to deal with that. i think the president is adamant there won't be tax increases for people making 250,000. the middle class can't take tax hits. >> might we see a meeting between...
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that's the message president obama appears to be giving congressional leaders. he has spoken with top members including house speaker john boehner about the agenda for congress. the main issue, avoiding the fiscal cliff. joining us now, ed o'keefe, congressional correspondent for the "washington post" and author of the two chambers blog. can you tell us the worst case scenario before we talk about what might happen? >> worst case scenario, you'll see billions of dollars in spending cuts the pentagon and all other federal agencies across washington, which could lead to job cuts, especially in this area. families with children would see their taxes go up as much as $4,700 a year. people might start having to pay the ate tax, another big tax people have to pay, leave it at that. and a host of other things. taxpayers would be paying more and government get smaller in a disasterrous way. >> how did we get here? >> last summer there were the negotiations over the debt ceiling about expanding our borrowing limit. as part of the agreement, they said we're going to put t
that's the message president obama appears to be giving congressional leaders. he has spoken with top members including house speaker john boehner about the agenda for congress. the main issue, avoiding the fiscal cliff. joining us now, ed o'keefe, congressional correspondent for the "washington post" and author of the two chambers blog. can you tell us the worst case scenario before we talk about what might happen? >> worst case scenario, you'll see billions of dollars in...
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the obama campaign had five years. we had that same situation in 2004 when we were going against kerry. you have a lot more resource that you can dedicate. you have a better organization. it proved ultimately the victory. >> the next question is, moving forward with the republican party, whether it is mitt romney or someone else, how do they move forward? what is next for the republican party? >> one of the exit polls answers that came out yesterday was that the december graphics of this country. >> v. changed and republicans need to step up especially with hispanic voters. we are getting killed with hispanic voters right now and we have to come up with real solutions that address these voters and what they really care about. as far as candidates are concerned, i'm he actually very optimistic. we have a great bench of substantive candidates that could run in four years. i wasn't all that impressed with the republican debates and i didn't feel like they were very substantive back in the spring. but i think we've got a r
the obama campaign had five years. we had that same situation in 2004 when we were going against kerry. you have a lot more resource that you can dedicate. you have a better organization. it proved ultimately the victory. >> the next question is, moving forward with the republican party, whether it is mitt romney or someone else, how do they move forward? what is next for the republican party? >> one of the exit polls answers that came out yesterday was that the december graphics of...
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so the obama rally became the obama sell offyesterday. and this morning, you might expect a huge rally because we had such a huge sell offin the prior session but we're up maybe 19 points right now on the dow, so small gain. >> all right. sneaking of small gains, wal- mart is trying to macsome small gains to bet people back in the stores and get them offline. tell us how it will work for black friday. >> take your thanksgiving pumpkin pie and just bring it to wal-mart because their doors are going to open at 8:00 p.m. on thanksgiving and that is when they will start to offer black friday door buster dealed. so -- deals. so starting at 8:00 and then more deals through the night. the best deals will be three items offer between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. that is the window to get the apple ipad 2 to $399 with a free $wal-mart gift card. for $148, you can get a 32- inch. emerson hd lcd player. it may sell out during that time. you can get a voucher to get them at another time. that is what wal-mart is doing so they are kind of ruining our thanksgi
so the obama rally became the obama sell offyesterday. and this morning, you might expect a huge rally because we had such a huge sell offin the prior session but we're up maybe 19 points right now on the dow, so small gain. >> all right. sneaking of small gains, wal- mart is trying to macsome small gains to bet people back in the stores and get them offline. tell us how it will work for black friday. >> take your thanksgiving pumpkin pie and just bring it to wal-mart because their...
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john boehner and president obama are the primary negotiators. what are both sides going to need to do to get the job done? chris van hallen joins us now. thanks for coming in. good to have you here. >> good to be with you. >> is there any reason that i or we the american people can have any optimism this is going to get done before the end of the year? there's not a lot of time left and a lot to deal with. >> yes, there is reason for optimism. there is a combustable risks. but there is opportunities here. with respect to across the board cuts, i think there's a decent chance congress could come up with an alternative way to reduce the deficit over a period of time so you don't have these slashing cuts. you'd have to replace those savings with other savings but that's doable. the tax piece is more complicated. you've heard the president make the point that he wants to immediately extend tax relief to 98% of american people. 100% of the american people would get tax relief on the first $250,000 of their income. on income above that, we should have
john boehner and president obama are the primary negotiators. what are both sides going to need to do to get the job done? chris van hallen joins us now. thanks for coming in. good to have you here. >> good to be with you. >> is there any reason that i or we the american people can have any optimism this is going to get done before the end of the year? there's not a lot of time left and a lot to deal with. >> yes, there is reason for optimism. there is a combustable risks. but...
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today, president obama heads to new york to see areas hardest hit by the superstorm. fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> straight up 6:00 on this thursday. taking a live look at the washington monument. you can see the monuments clearly this morning. clear and cold as you start your day. good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news during the 6:00 hour and here is tucker barnes. >> hello. >> good morning. >> good sleeping weather. it is nice and cool out. >> it would be nice. >> it would be for us. >> we don't get that luxury. >> right. let's go to the forecast and yesterday a chilly afternoon. today, we'll be in for another cool one. relatively cold out there this morning. temperatures a few degrees colder than they were 24 hours ago. but definitely on the cold side for mid-november. there is your cloud cover and we'll see a lot more of that than yesterday. it is not going to be completely overcast but mostly cloudy skies. rain showers down in the carolinas. those will slip out to sea. it will not rain but it will feel
today, president obama heads to new york to see areas hardest hit by the superstorm. fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> straight up 6:00 on this thursday. taking a live look at the washington monument. you can see the monuments clearly this morning. clear and cold as you start your day. good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news during the 6:00 hour and here is tucker barnes. >> hello. >> good morning. >> good...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. but to me, it's money that i earned. man: to some people, social security is just a number. i count on social security. and i don't want washington politicians like george allen... privatizing it. if george allen wants to risk his own money on wall street... that's fine. but i don't want him risking mine. george allen just isn't watching out for us. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. hey! hey, baby. [ starts car ] were you eating smoked sausage in here? no! no. could have gotten me one. i did. try the unmistakable flavor of dunkin' donuts' smoked sausage breakfast sandwich. it's deliciously irresistible. hurry in today. the smoked sausage breakfast sandwich is only at dunkin' donuts for a limited time. grab one today. >>> the superstorm you may remember dropped more than 30 inches of snow in gulf air the county, maryland but things are starting to get back to normal. most state and county roads have reopened now a
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. but to me, it's money that i earned. man: to some people, social security is just a number. i count on social security. and i don't want washington politicians like george allen... privatizing it. if george allen wants to risk his own money on wall street... that's fine. but i don't want him risking mine. george allen just isn't watching out for us. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the...
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president obama will be watching from chicago. polls in virginia have been open for about half an hour now and voting in maryland and d.c. is set to begin shortly at 7:00 a.m. >> battleground virginia will prove to be crucial for candidates with 13 electoral votes up for grabs as well as a highly contested race for a u.s. senate seat. melanie alnwick is live with the latest now. good morning. >> good morning. things have certainly been picking up not only here at the polling place in langley, virginia at langley high school but also at precincts around the state as people try to get in their votes before they head off this morning. we understand that senate candidate george allen has showed up also at his polling place in mount vernon and that he is in a line of about 200 people. they are not getting any special treatment there. he will have to wait until everybody el goes through in order to cast his vote presumably for himself and here inside langley high school, there is probably about 100 sore people waiting in line and soon w
president obama will be watching from chicago. polls in virginia have been open for about half an hour now and voting in maryland and d.c. is set to begin shortly at 7:00 a.m. >> battleground virginia will prove to be crucial for candidates with 13 electoral votes up for grabs as well as a highly contested race for a u.s. senate seat. melanie alnwick is live with the latest now. good morning. >> good morning. things have certainly been picking up not only here at the polling place...
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president obama and the dnc spent more than $930 million. governor romney and the rnc spent more than $1.02 billion. outside organizes spent around $528 million and what the parties and tax payers spent on the conventions, $142 million. those numbers don't exactly surprise campaign veterans on both sides. >> it is a little bit of an arms race. one side raises more, another side has to match. >> it takes a lot move money to put into the campaign and a lot of money to get on television. >> reporter: that is where most of money goes, to those political ads, especially in the battleground states. so pardon us just one more time. >> i'm normandy approved this message gentleman. >> i'm president barack obama and i approved this message. >> -- i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. >> 07 to 08% goes into paid communication. >> reporter: rosenberg points out that while this is a lot of money going out, it is also easier to get money coming in. more and more donors can get involved via textbook, facebook and other new media. in washington, moll
president obama and the dnc spent more than $930 million. governor romney and the rnc spent more than $1.02 billion. outside organizes spent around $528 million and what the parties and tax payers spent on the conventions, $142 million. those numbers don't exactly surprise campaign veterans on both sides. >> it is a little bit of an arms race. one side raises more, another side has to match. >> it takes a lot move money to put into the campaign and a lot of money to get on...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> with more details about disney's big announcement this week that it has acquired the entire star wars fran chiez, well, to celebrate disney released a video. take a look at it. >> are you kidding me? >> the video shows what darth vader might do on his first trip to disney world. of course his trip would include a ride on space mountain. of course, because that would be like his ride. he'd be all familiar with it. >> he wouldn't have to pay. >> i would hope not. >> he can use his mind powers. see how he did that? that's how he would do all the rides. >> it is an interesting marriage of sorts between disney and star wars. >> can't imagine him in the teacups though. >> is that a teacup? it wasn't? >> no, i don't think so. but they should show him in that. it's cute. >> it's great. >> yeah. looking forward to the next installment. >> i'm sure. >> it's still just strange to me. >> mickey mouse, i am your father. >> i want to see mickey mouse and next star wars.
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> with more details about disney's big announcement this week that it has acquired the entire star wars fran chiez, well, to celebrate disney released a video. take a look at it. >> are you kidding me? >> the video shows what darth vader might do on his first trip to disney world. of course his trip would include a ride on space mountain. of course, because that would be like his ride. he'd be all familiar...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. annou"a champion of the tea poparty...an ideologuet: who is part of the problem in congress." bartlett calls medicare unconstitutional. and even wants to completely abolish student loans for college. no wonder bill clinton and the washington post both endorse john delaney for his deep understanding of job creation. he'll be "an unusually effective congressman." delaney: it's not about politics. it's about doing what's right to help the middle class. i'm john delaney, and i approve this message. >>> it's 6:15 right now. if you see snowplows around the stadium this morning don't panic. the district is holding a dry run to make sure crews are ready for winter weather. about 700 plow drivers will hit their regular routes while the rest of the snow team will make sure they're up to date on what needs to be done the next time it snows. >> a live look outside, you can see the washington monument off in the distance there. it's friday. so it's all good. yeah, we don't
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. >>> an emotional moment for president obama. more on his tearful thanks to supporters. >>> and as we go to break, congratulate yourself. you made it to friday. >> beautiful. >> that is a great shot. >> is it real? >> it is real. >> tucker says it will get better. >> you can shake off some of the coal weather pretty soon. we'll talk to talker about that when we come back. -- we'll talk to tucker about that when we come back. it's my coffee when i want it. you press a button, you have great dunkin' coffee. i got my coffee for the morning, i got my dunkin' k-cup packs for the rest of the day. only available at dunkin' donuts restaurants. america runs on dunkin' coffee. i'm drinkin' a dunkin' latte. i'm in love with my dunkin' latte. it is a treat. they're packed with flavor. it's my kind of latte. try the simply delicious latte everyone can enjoy. america runs on dunkin'! >>> former dnc chair says he is running for virginia governor. the 2013 campaign would be his second run for the seat. he johns
. >>> an emotional moment for president obama. more on his tearful thanks to supporters. >>> and as we go to break, congratulate yourself. you made it to friday. >> beautiful. >> that is a great shot. >> is it real? >> it is real. >> tucker says it will get better. >> you can shake off some of the coal weather pretty soon. we'll talk to talker about that when we come back. -- we'll talk to tucker about that when we...
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. >> president obama was among those marking veterans day over the weekend. the remembrance continues today. >> one of the most respected names in the military resigns after appear affair is revealed. this morning, a closer look at how e-mails brought the case to light. fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> good morning to you. it is monday, november 12th. veterans day, this is a live look outside right now as we get things started on this monday. not a lot of traffic to talk about. tucker has got some interesting news about the weather in just a second. good morning to you. i'm wisdomartin. >> i'm sarah simmons. let's check in with him right now. temperaturewise we'll be well into the 60s. it should be comfortable. as we get into the nighttime hours, cooler air on the way. let's get to the satellite- radar. let me show you the -- gotten used to it by now. >> it is a holiday so they're not getting up. >> i know. >> they will after that. >> we've got cloud cover moving in from the west. a little sunshine to start your day but you want to get out early if
. >> president obama was among those marking veterans day over the weekend. the remembrance continues today. >> one of the most respected names in the military resigns after appear affair is revealed. this morning, a closer look at how e-mails brought the case to light. fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> good morning to you. it is monday, november 12th. veterans day, this is a live look outside right now as we get things started on this monday. not a lot of traffic...
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obama and romney campaigns have been all over the state. six visits by the campaigns in just the last three days in the commonwealth. thirteen very important electoral votes up for grabs and new rules on voter identification could be the wild card. now, new this year, voters will have to bring a valid i. d. . the state board of elections mailed out voter i. d. cards. you can use a driver's license, a student i. d. card, a utility bill or even a gun registration card. there is a complete list of i. d. that will be accepted. in the past, voters could sign an affidavit saying they are who they are. if they do not have i valid i. d. this year, they to vote a provisional ballot and they have to bring the i. d. to the state board of elections by friday in they want the vote to be counted. virginia voters are asked to plan ahead. >> people need to be prepared a lot of people tend to vote before work or after work and that means it will be very busy at the beginning and end of the day. everybody should be patient. if it is very, very cold, you have
obama and romney campaigns have been all over the state. six visits by the campaigns in just the last three days in the commonwealth. thirteen very important electoral votes up for grabs and new rules on voter identification could be the wild card. now, new this year, voters will have to bring a valid i. d. . the state board of elections mailed out voter i. d. cards. you can use a driver's license, a student i. d. card, a utility bill or even a gun registration card. there is a complete list of...
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president obama and vice president biden will be meeting with leaders from the labor community today to discuss ways to keep the economy growing and find the balanced approach to reduce the federal deficit. efi >>> former d.c. council chair kwame brown wille u.s. district court judge to learn his fate today. >> he resigned and pleaded guilty to bank fraud charges in june. melanie alnwick is live in northwest d.c. with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. you know, kwame brown actually has two sentencing hearings hearings today. the first in federal court on those bank fraud charged and then the second later this afternoon in d.c. superior court on campaign finance violation charges. now, as you mentioned, brown pleaded guilty in june. after a year-long investigation, the federal charges relate to providing false information on bank loan applications. one of the loan was for a 39- foot boat. brown also forged the signature of a friend on an application and doctored two forms to overstate his income by tens of thousands of dollars. the other charges go back to an audit by d.c.'s offi
president obama and vice president biden will be meeting with leaders from the labor community today to discuss ways to keep the economy growing and find the balanced approach to reduce the federal deficit. efi >>> former d.c. council chair kwame brown wille u.s. district court judge to learn his fate today. >> he resigned and pleaded guilty to bank fraud charges in june. melanie alnwick is live in northwest d.c. with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. you know, kwame...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. real big deals of the week. or how to get great prices on things you need. heading into the holidays you look for the best deals. that's why we give you real big club card deals each week. right now, get a super low price on tide, $10.99 for 100 ounces. 12 rolls of bounty are $11.99. that's a dollar a roll! and charmin is $11.99 for 30 rolls. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. >>> here is the deal t might be too good to pass up. sandy forced carnival cruise lines to cancel a trip to the bahamas that was supposed to depart sunday from baltimore. so instead of letting the ship sit emmy, carnival is offering a two-day cruise you out to the sea which departs tomorrow. it appears only the balcony rooms are still available which cost about $190 per person. the carnival pride will set sail friday afternoon and return sunday morning. >> where are they going? are they going to turn right around in the ocean. >> i wouldn't wonder how far they can get in two days. >> i don't kno
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. real big deals of the week. or how to get great prices on things you need. heading into the holidays you look for the best deals. that's why we give you real big club card deals each week. right now, get a super low price on tide, $10.99 for 100 ounces. 12 rolls of bounty are $11.99. that's a dollar a roll! and charmin is $11.99 for 30 rolls. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life....
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today, president obama holds rallies in wisconsin, ohio and iowa. he will wrap up with with the evening rally in des moines. mitt romney will begin his final day of campaigning in central florida. he will be in fairfax, virginia this afternoon for a rally at george mason university and he will fin you be up in new hampshire where he secured the republican nomination. >> busy last-minute traveling for those candidates. thank you. >>> nearly a week after sandy pummeled much of the northeast, residents in some of the hardest hit areas are batting cold weather and a new threat from mother nature. fox's rick leventhal is in hoboken, new jersey with more. >> reporter: with difficult recovery efforts continuing in much of the northeast, dropping temperatures now raising new concerns. six days after sandy, many resident still have no power. new york governor andrew cuomo says homes without heat are, quote, uninhabitable. >> we'll have tens of thousands of people who need housing solutions right away. >> reporter: right now, forecasters say a nor'easter coul
today, president obama holds rallies in wisconsin, ohio and iowa. he will wrap up with with the evening rally in des moines. mitt romney will begin his final day of campaigning in central florida. he will be in fairfax, virginia this afternoon for a rally at george mason university and he will fin you be up in new hampshire where he secured the republican nomination. >> busy last-minute traveling for those candidates. thank you. >>> nearly a week after sandy pummeled much of the...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. south we are following a developing situation right now. crews are still on the scene of this large fire in northeast. they were called to moore street near union market late last night. melanie alnwick is there with the latest on the situation there. >> reporter: one thing we want to be very clear about. this fire is near union market but not at union market. there has been some confusion on social media about that this morning. we want to be very clear. we are dealing with the 400 block of moore street. so all of the warehouses in this small block are affected either by smoke and fire or by the fact that the power has been cut off here until they can secure the scene and get through the warehouses and make sure they can sound the all clear. when firefighters arrived, the fire was on the first floor. about 120 firefighters. 50 of them went inside and then things got a little risky. the fire started to cook up really quickly, a lot of smoke. suddenly, they had to take all 50 of the fi
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. south we are following a developing situation right now. crews are still on the scene of this large fire in northeast. they were called to moore street near union market late last night. melanie alnwick is there with the latest on the situation there. >> reporter: one thing we want to be very clear about. this fire is near union market but not at union market. there has been some confusion on social media about that this...
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president obama is pushing for a plan to cut the deficit that will include tax increases on the wealthy. >>> a conflict between israel and palestinians in the gaza strip is now threatening to escalate into a ground war as the israeli army is moving troops to the border this morning. in the last couple of days, hamas militants fired up to 500 rock nets israel and israel's prime minister is warning of a significant widening of the operation. israel is now gathering tanks and troops and armoredpersonle. >>> a local high school principal is on leave after she was accused of assault. >>> the company that makes so many of the jump foods that america loves could be reaching the enof the line. we are back in a moment. time is 6:is 1. -- so many of the junk foods. -- time is 6:11. how far will people go to relieve their sore throat? try these. new cepacol sensations cools instantly, and has an active ingredient that stays with you long after the lozenge is gone. not just a sensation, sensational relief. . >>> it's really ugly lately. as congressional leaders and the president mee
president obama is pushing for a plan to cut the deficit that will include tax increases on the wealthy. >>> a conflict between israel and palestinians in the gaza strip is now threatening to escalate into a ground war as the israeli army is moving troops to the border this morning. in the last couple of days, hamas militants fired up to 500 rock nets israel and israel's prime minister is warning of a significant widening of the operation. israel is now gathering tanks and troops and...
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president obama took on some of those controversies in a wide- ranging press conference yesterday. republicans have been furious about what they see as a changing time line from the white house. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were coiled trying to defend the post in that ambush. they say u.s. ambassador susan rice gave inaccurate information during her appearances on five sunday talk shows the week after the attack blaming the tax on a video that insulted the prophet mohammed. critics say it was deliberately misleading and they vow to block her nomination should she be nominated as u.s. secretary of state. rice was defended by the president yesterday. >> but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply mechanicking a presentation based on intelligence that she had received is outrageous. >> a lot of people think if she didn't have anything to do with the attack on white house then why did the white house hang her out to dry and put her on five sunday talk shows without adequate information. we now now that at least
president obama took on some of those controversies in a wide- ranging press conference yesterday. republicans have been furious about what they see as a changing time line from the white house. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were coiled trying to defend the post in that ambush. they say u.s. ambassador susan rice gave inaccurate information during her appearances on five sunday talk shows the week after the attack blaming the tax on a video that insulted the prophet...
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it is the first news conference since president obama was re- elected. also on tap, the fiscal cliff. president obama is meeting with business leader at the white house again today. and this comes as we could get word of another change at the top. house minority leader nancy pelosi will announce her future in congress later on this morning. so big news ahead today on the hill. >>> also making headlines this morning, former d.c. council chair kwame brown learns his punishment for bank fraud and a campaign finance violation and he will not be spending time behind bars. >> also ahead, the alleged east coast rapist backs out of an expected guilty plea. we'll have more on that when fox 5 morning news continues. ♪ [ harry umlaut ] hey you know what, i speak european. [ sally umlaut ] european isn't a language. i think they speak all kinds over there. nah. it's basically one language with a few variations. my cousin has a passport. uh-huh. take this fascinating muller yogurt. frut up. means "fruit up." as in creamy yogurt down below. and a delectable, aromati
it is the first news conference since president obama was re- elected. also on tap, the fiscal cliff. president obama is meeting with business leader at the white house again today. and this comes as we could get word of another change at the top. house minority leader nancy pelosi will announce her future in congress later on this morning. so big news ahead today on the hill. >>> also making headlines this morning, former d.c. council chair kwame brown learns his punishment for bank...
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. >>> in the scandal surrounding former cia chief david petraeus, president obama is backing the top commander in afghanistan. general john allen is denying he had any kind of sexual relationship with jill kelley. she is the tampa socialite who triggered the investigation by reporting threatening edmonton mails from paula broadwell. broadwell appear driver's license was found in rock creek park by a jogger. park police alerted the fbi and will hold it for 90 days unless broadwell claims it. aims it. >> i would say two things. one, it is up to congress to make decisions about who is called to testify but the president is confident that acting director morel is fully formed and capable of representing the cia in a hearing about the incidents in benghazi. >> the senate intelligence commit i don't will hold a closed door hearing today looking into the petraeus scandal and the libya consulate attack. >>> a chaotic scene on a mass transit bus not far from our area, coming up next. >> this fight wasn't between two passengers. it was passenger versus bus driver. details of what set this off
. >>> in the scandal surrounding former cia chief david petraeus, president obama is backing the top commander in afghanistan. general john allen is denying he had any kind of sexual relationship with jill kelley. she is the tampa socialite who triggered the investigation by reporting threatening edmonton mails from paula broadwell. broadwell appear driver's license was found in rock creek park by a jogger. park police alerted the fbi and will hold it for 90 days unless broadwell...
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republicans are blasting the obama administration for sending mixed signals on the cause of the tax. >> what is clear is that this administration including the president himself has intentionally misinformed, read that lied, to the american people in the aftermath of this tragedy. >> the former cia chief testifies at two hearings behind closed doors today. >>> a developing war in the holy lapped. israel is moving troops to the border with gaza after the government approved the call-up of 30,000 reservists. hamas has fired 500 rockets into israel killing three since wednesday and more air raids are going off as another 85 were fired this morning. israel responded with 150 air strikes since yesterday killing 15. it follows air raids in the capital for the first time in 20 years. a long-range rocket from iran landed just off the coast from tel aviv yesterday. >>> a horrific scene in west texas after i afreight train slammed into a flatbed truck full of -- after a freight train slammed into a flatbed truck full of wounded warriors. investigators from the national transportation safety bo
republicans are blasting the obama administration for sending mixed signals on the cause of the tax. >> what is clear is that this administration including the president himself has intentionally misinformed, read that lied, to the american people in the aftermath of this tragedy. >> the former cia chief testifies at two hearings behind closed doors today. >>> a developing war in the holy lapped. israel is moving troops to the border with gaza after the government approved...
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. >>> president barack obama honoring the nation's veterans at a solemn ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery. he says no ceremony or par he had is enough to truly honor the service of our country's men and women in uniform. on the anniversary of the vietnam war, there was a special ceremony at the vietnam war memorial. it is also marking the anniversary of the memorial. >>> over at the most eastent addition to the national mall, a ceremony honoring the aging world war ii vets. there are a couple of more events around our region today. officially, veterans day was yesterday but it is being observed today so no post office and government workers have the day off. >>> a slippery situation at one airport. a plane flies right off the runway. >>> a tragedy at a home for seniors. a menu of wild mushrooms that proved to be deadly. stay with us. we'll be right back. >>> a man accused of being the east coast rapist reportedly admits to raping several women. aaron thomas spoke to a reporter for the "washington post" from a cell where he is awaiting trial. he t
. >>> president barack obama honoring the nation's veterans at a solemn ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery. he says no ceremony or par he had is enough to truly honor the service of our country's men and women in uniform. on the anniversary of the vietnam war, there was a special ceremony at the vietnam war memorial. it is also marking the anniversary of the memorial. >>> over at the most eastent addition to the national mall, a ceremony...
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up next, his conversation with invisible president obama. hi. we're spreading the word about honey bunches of oats fruit blends and their unique taste combinations. like peach/raspberry. with one flavor in the granola bunch and one on the flake. two flavors. in harmony. honey bunches of oats. make your day bunches better. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton honors ambassador chris stevens who was asass night in -- assassinated in libya. >> chris stevens was an inspiration to all who knew him during his life. he remains an inspiration now and i believe far into the future. >> lawmaker are stepping up demand for information about the attack on benghazi consulate. several congressional committees are holding classified hearings on the matter next week. >>> opponents of same-sex marriage have conceded their race in washington state. that means washington joins maine and maryland as the first states to pass same-sex marriage by popular vote. six other states and d.c. already allow gay marriage but their laws were enacted either by lawmakers or cou
up next, his conversation with invisible president obama. hi. we're spreading the word about honey bunches of oats fruit blends and their unique taste combinations. like peach/raspberry. with one flavor in the granola bunch and one on the flake. two flavors. in harmony. honey bunches of oats. make your day bunches better. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton honors ambassador chris stevens who was asass night in -- assassinated in libya. >> chris stevens was an inspiration to...